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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in electronic education technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Marquette University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can educators deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Public servants want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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